An archdemon is a spiritual entity standing very high in the infernal hierarchy. Essentially, it is the counterpart of an archangel. Archdemons are described as leading legions of demons, just as archangels lead choirs of angels. There is a major controversy among occultists which demons can be classed as archdemons. During different ages some demons got 'promoted' to archdemons, while others were completely forgotten and new ones were created. In old Jewish lore, pagan gods of neighbouring cultures were classed as the worst of spirits in order to protect Jews from worshiping them. So, Baal and Astarte were among the worst enemies of God. During the middle ages these were no longer important. New ones emerged, mostly revolving around Satan/Lucifer and the Antichrist. Modern age occultists recognize a new breed of demons (or old ones in new form): the demons of steel and concrete led by an archdemon appropreately called: Mechanos .